> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fernhq.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create quote > Create a quote ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.fernhq.com/json post /quotes openapi: 3.1.1 info: title: Fern Developer API description: >- Fern is a seamless currency conversion and payments API that enables developers to integrate onramps, offramps, and third-party fiat/crypto payments into their applications. Fern works with licensed liquidity providers and financial institutions to offer global currency support in one standardized API. termsOfService: https://fernhq.com/terms version: 1.0.0 contact: name: Fern API Support url: https://support.fernhq.com email: support@fernhq.com servers: - url: https://api.fernhq.com description: API Server security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Customers description: >- Use Customers API to create a customer, update their details, and get their details. - name: Payment Accounts description: >- Use Payment Accounts API to add, update and get bank accounts for an existing customer. Currently, only USD bank accounts with domestic ACH/wire routing numbers are supported. - name: Quotes description: >- Use Quotes API to create and fetch quotes for transactions. Currently, onramp and offramp transaction types are supported and will be inferred from the source and destination. Before you can create a transaction, you must create a quote. Quotes enable you to specify important information about the transaction, such as the source and destination currencies and accounts and your developer fees. Quotes also provide useful information that you can use to display in your application, such as exchange rates and total fees. - **Quotes expire after 5 minutes** - You must create a quote before you create a transaction, and you will use the quote ID when creating a transaction. - Quotes can only be created for verified customers. /n- Once you create a transaction with a quote, that quote can no longer be used. To generate a new transaction, you will have to create a new quote. - name: Transactions description: >- Use Transactions API to create and get transactions for a customer and a quote. Requires the creation of a quote beforehand per transaction. - name: Automation Rules description: >- Use Automation Rules API to create and manage automation rules for a customer. - name: Webhooks description: >- Use Webhooks API to manage webhook endpoints and view recent webhook deliveries. paths: /quotes: post: tags: - Quotes summary: Create quote description: Create a quote operationId: createQuote requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: customerId: format: uuid type: string description: >- A unique identifier for the customer initiating the transaction. example: 03b7030f-6da1-4d76-9352-cdebd82112c8 source: type: object properties: sourcePaymentAccountId: format: uuid type: string description: The sending Payment Account Id. example: 072a8b7b-38c7-429a-a6cf-35dae7f2fb77 sourceCurrency: type: string description: Currency label or contract address. example: USD sourcePaymentMethod: title: Source Payment Method Schema description: The payment method for the source transaction anyOf: - enum: - ACH - WIRE - SEPA - AE_UAEFTS - AR_TRANSFERS_3 - AU_BECS - BD_BEFTN - BO_RTGS - BR_TED_DOC_PIX - CA_INTERAC - CL_TEF - CN_CNAPS - CO_ACH - CR_SINPE - CZ_CERTIS - DK_NEMKONTO_FI - DO_ACH - EC_LOCAL - EG_RTGS_IPN - GB_BACS_CHAPS_FPS - GH_GHIPSS - GT_ACH - HK_HKICL_CHATS_ECG - HU_GIRO - ID_SKN_RTGS - IL_ZAHAV - IN_NEFT_RTGS_IMPS - JM_LOCAL - JO_ACH - JP_ZENGIN - KE_KIBBS_PESALINK - KR_LOCAL - LK_LOCAL - MX_SPEI - MY_IBG_RENTAS - NG_NIBSS_NEFT - NO_NICS - NP_LOCAL - NZ_LOCAL - PE_CCE - PH_INSTAPAY_PESONET - PK_RAAST_IBFT - PL_ELIXIR_BLUE_CASH - QA_QPS - RO_RTGS - SA_MADA - SE_BANKGIROT - SG_FAST_MEPS - SV_LOCAL - SWIFT - TH_BAHTNET_PROMPTPAY - TR_FAST_EFT - TZ_RTGS - VN_IBPS - ZA_RTGS_EFT - ACH_SAME_DAY title: Fiat Payment Method description: The payment method for the source funds (fiat) type: string - enum: - ARBITRUM - BASE - ETHEREUM - OPTIMISM - POLYGON - SOLANA title: Crypto Payment Method description: The payment method for the source funds (crypto) type: string example: ACH sourceAmount: type: string description: Amount of source currency to be converted example: '100' required: - sourceCurrency - sourcePaymentMethod - sourceAmount destination: type: object properties: destinationPaymentAccountId: format: uuid type: string description: The receiving Payment Account Id. example: 072a8b7b-38c7-429a-a6cf-35dae7f2fb77 destinationPaymentMethod: title: Destination Payment Method Schema description: The payment method for the destination transaction anyOf: - enum: - ACH - WIRE - SEPA - AE_UAEFTS - AR_TRANSFERS_3 - AU_BECS - BD_BEFTN - BO_RTGS - BR_TED_DOC_PIX - CA_INTERAC - CL_TEF - CN_CNAPS - CO_ACH - CR_SINPE - CZ_CERTIS - DK_NEMKONTO_FI - DO_ACH - EC_LOCAL - EG_RTGS_IPN - GB_BACS_CHAPS_FPS - GH_GHIPSS - GT_ACH - HK_HKICL_CHATS_ECG - HU_GIRO - ID_SKN_RTGS - IL_ZAHAV - IN_NEFT_RTGS_IMPS - JM_LOCAL - JO_ACH - JP_ZENGIN - KE_KIBBS_PESALINK - KR_LOCAL - LK_LOCAL - MX_SPEI - MY_IBG_RENTAS - NG_NIBSS_NEFT - NO_NICS - NP_LOCAL - NZ_LOCAL - PE_CCE - PH_INSTAPAY_PESONET - PK_RAAST_IBFT - PL_ELIXIR_BLUE_CASH - QA_QPS - RO_RTGS - SA_MADA - SE_BANKGIROT - SG_FAST_MEPS - SV_LOCAL - SWIFT - TH_BAHTNET_PROMPTPAY - TR_FAST_EFT - TZ_RTGS - VN_IBPS - ZA_RTGS_EFT - ACH_SAME_DAY title: Fiat Payment Method description: The payment method for the source funds (fiat) type: string - enum: - ARBITRUM - BASE - ETHEREUM - OPTIMISM - POLYGON - SOLANA title: Crypto Payment Method description: The payment method for the source funds (crypto) type: string example: ETHEREUM destinationCurrency: type: string description: Currency label or contract address. example: USD required: - destinationPaymentAccountId - destinationPaymentMethod - destinationCurrency developerFee: type: object properties: developerFeeType: type: string description: The Developer Fee type enum: - USD - SOURCE_CURRENCY developerFeeAmount: type: string description: Amount of this fee that was applied example: '5.45' required: - developerFeeType - developerFeeAmount additionalProperties: false title: Developer Fees Schema description: >- The fee amount you would like Fern to deduct from the transaction. For Builder tier, developer fee must be greater than or equal to the fernFee. guaranteeQuote: type: boolean description: >- When enabled guarantees that the exact destination amount from the quote will be received required: - customerId - source - destination additionalProperties: false title: Create Quote Request Schema description: >- Get a proposed price for your specified currency route (price guaranteed for 5 mins) required: true description: >- Get a proposed price for your specified currency route (price guaranteed for 5 mins) responses: '201': description: >- Response containing quote details including exchange rate, fees, and expiration content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: quoteId: format: uuid type: string description: Unique identifier for this quote example: quote_abc123 expiresAt: format: date-time type: string description: >- ISO timestamp when this quote expires (5 minutes from creation) example: '2025-03-20T12:24:49.717Z' estimatedExchangeRate: type: string description: >- The rate at which the source currency is multiplied to determine the equivalent amount in the destination currency example: '1.2' destinationAmount: type: string description: The amount that will be received after conversion and fees example: '100' fees: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeesSchema' required: - quoteId - expiresAt - estimatedExchangeRate - destinationAmount - fees additionalProperties: false title: Quote Response Schema description: >- Response containing quote details including exchange rate, fees, and expiration '400': description: Bad Request content: application/json: schema: description: Bad Request type: object properties: message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: Invalid input provided code: type: string description: Error code for programmatic handling example: VALIDATION_ERROR details: description: Additional error context required: - message additionalProperties: false examples: example1: value: code: BAD_REQUEST message: '' statusCode: 400 example2: value: code: VALIDATION_ERROR message: Invalid body data details: - path: [] message: '' location: body statusCode: 400 '401': description: Unauthorized content: application/json: schema: description: Unauthorized type: object properties: message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: Invalid input provided code: type: string description: Error code for programmatic handling example: VALIDATION_ERROR details: description: Additional error context required: - message additionalProperties: false example: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Missing API Key statusCode: 401 '403': description: Forbidden content: application/json: schema: description: Forbidden type: object properties: message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: Invalid input provided code: type: string description: Error code for programmatic handling example: VALIDATION_ERROR details: description: Additional error context required: - message additionalProperties: false example: code: FORBIDDEN message: '' statusCode: 403 '404': description: Not Found content: application/json: schema: description: Not Found type: object properties: message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: Invalid input provided code: type: string description: Error code for programmatic handling example: VALIDATION_ERROR details: description: Additional error context required: - message additionalProperties: false example: code: NOT_FOUND message: >- Customer not found with id 9eb88b00-f04f-409b-9df7-7dcc9003bc35 statusCode: 404 '500': description: Internal Server Error content: application/json: schema: description: Internal Server Error type: object properties: message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: Invalid input provided code: type: string description: Error code for programmatic handling example: VALIDATION_ERROR details: description: Additional error context required: - message additionalProperties: false example: code: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR message: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR statusCode: 500 components: schemas: FeesSchema: type: object properties: feeCurrency: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencySchema' fernFee: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeeSchema' developerFee: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeeSchema' required: - feeCurrency - fernFee - developerFee additionalProperties: false title: Fees Schema description: Fee structure for a transaction CurrencySchema: title: Currency Schema description: Schema representing either a fiat or crypto currency anyOf: - type: object properties: label: type: string chain: enum: - ARBITRUM - BASE - ETHEREUM - OPTIMISM - POLYGON - SOLANA title: Crypto Chain description: The chain the crypto currency is on type: string contractAddress: type: string currencyDecimals: type: number required: - label - type: object properties: label: type: string required: - label example: label: USDC chain: ETHEREUM contractAddress: '0x123456789abcd123456789abcd123456789abcd' currencyDecimals: 18 FeeSchema: title: Fee Schema description: Fee Amount in USD and in the fee currency type: object properties: feeAmount: type: string title: Fee Amount Schema description: Amount of this fee that was applied example: '5.45' feeUSDAmount: type: string title: Fee USD Amount Schema description: Amount of this fee that was applied in USD example: '5.45' required: - feeAmount - feeUSDAmount additionalProperties: false securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: API Key description: To authenticate server-side requests ````